Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Casts Ivy Levan as Usherette

VENICE, CA - AUGUST 07: Singer Ivy Levan performs during the DTS Magic Speaker event supporting the release of her new album, ÒNo Good" on August 7, 2015 in Venice, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for DTS, INC.)

Fox has cast Ivy Levan in its “Rocky Horror Picture Show” live musical.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” hails from Fox 21 Television Studios and The Jackal Group. Lou Adler, Gail Berman and Kenny Ortega will serve as executive producers. Ortega will also direct and choreograph.

Levan’s management is handled by Randy Jackson and Lucas Banker for 1963 ent. Her agency is Paradigm/CODA.

Beyond 'Grease: Live': 11 Musicals That Have No Place on TV (Photos)

Sunday's broadcast of "Grease: Live" was a big hit for Fox, and further proof that live musical events can help networks considerably boost their same-day ratings (and generate social-media buzz). But programmers should beware: Not every musical is ripe for the live TV treatment. Read on for 11 disastrous ideas for small-screen adaptations.

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"Jesus Christ Superstar": Not unless you want the residents of the Bible Belt to have a collective conniption fit when they flip through the channels and see this on their television screens.

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"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark": This mess of a production was cursed enough during its stage run; no need to extend the carnage to television.

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"Cats" : Not unless it was performed by an actual all-kitten cast, anyway.

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"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street": This one's probably still a little too cutting-edge for mainstream television's taste.

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"Cannibal! The Musical": Audiences would likely also find this one difficult to stomach.

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"Team America: World Police": Come for the AIDS song, stay for the projectile vomiting and graphic puppet sex? Yeah, probably not a good idea.

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"Starlight Express": It's hard enough to get most people on board with musicals, let alone musicals performed on roller skates.

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"Hair": The group nudity would probably not go over well with the FCC.

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"Springtime for Hitler": Would this fictional would-be flop at the center of "The Producers" make the grade on network TV? Oh, heil, no.

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"Song of the South": Given the frequent cries of racism over this one, network executives should probably say "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Don't" to taking this one on.

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"Assassins": In the current political climate, it's probably best not to give people any ideas with this play about people who've targeted U.S. presidents for death.

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From “Cannibal!” to “Springtime for Hitler,” these productions are all highly inappropriate for the small screen

Sunday's broadcast of "Grease: Live" was a big hit for Fox, and further proof that live musical events can help networks considerably boost their same-day ratings (and generate social-media buzz). But programmers should beware: Not every musical is ripe for the live TV treatment. Read on for 11 disastrous ideas for small-screen adaptations.